Regarding legal provision for subsistence
for receipt of the residence permit
It is set forth in Paragraph 5 of Part One of Section 4 of the Immigration
Law that a foreigner shall be entitled to enter and reside in the Republic of
Latvia, if he or she has the necessary financial means in order to reside in the
Republic of Latvia. The amount of necessary financial means is determined by
the Cabinet.
I hereby inform that as of 1 January 2017 the required provision for
subsistence, pursuant to the 21 June 2010 Cabinet Regulations No. 550
“Regulations regarding the Amount of Necessary Financial Means for a
Foreigner and Procedures for the Determination of the Existence of Financial
Means” (hereinafter the Regulations), is as follows:
1. for a foreigner, who is requesting or has received the residence
permit:
1.1. based on the details of the Central Statistics Board:
 pursuant to Subparagraph 11.1 of the Regulations - the work
remuneration or income from commercial activities in the Republic of Latvia in
accordance with double the average gross monthly work remuneration of
working persons for the previous year if foreigners referred to in Paragraphs 2, 3
and 4 of Part One of Section 23 of the Immigration Law request a residence
permit and their residence is related to employment or commercial activities –
1,636 euros (Latvijas Statistikas ikmēneša biļetens 1(260)/2016, Rīga, februāris
2016, 10.lpp; http://www.csb.gov.lv/statistikas-temas/darba-samaksa-galvenieraditaji-30268.html);
 pursuant to Subparagraph 11.2 of the Regulations - work remuneration
in the Republic of Latvia in accordance with the average gross monthly work
remuneration of working persons for the previous year if a foreigner requests a
residence permit due to employment that is not referred to in Subparagraph 11.1
of these Regulations – 818 euros (Latvijas Statistikas ikmēneša biļetens
1(260)/2016, Rīga, februāris 2016, 10.lpp; http://www.csb.gov.lv/statistikastemas/darba-samaksa-galvenie-raditaji-30268.html);
 pursuant to Subparagraph 11.3 of the Regulations - work remuneration
in the Republic of Latvia in accordance with the average gross monthly work
remuneration of working persons for the previous year if a foreigner requests a
residence permit in accordance with Paragraph 28 of Part One of Section 23 of
the Immigration Law and wants to be employed – 818 euros (Latvijas Statistikas
ikmēneša
biļetens
1(260)/2016,
Rīga,
februāris
2016,
10.lpp;
http://www.csb.gov.lv/statistikas-temas/darba-samaksa-galvenie-raditaji30268.html);
 pursuant to Subparagraph 11.4 of the Regulations– financial means in
accordance with double the average amount of old-age pensions disbursed to
pensioners present in the accounting of the social insurance institutions per
month for the previous year if a foreigner requests a residence permit in
accordance with Paragraph 26 of Part One of Section 23 of the Immigration Law
– 546 euros (Latvijas Statistikas ikmēneša biļetens 1(260)/2016, Rīga, februāris
2016, 14.lpp; http://www.csb.gov.lv/dati/iedzivotaju-naudas-ienemumi-galvenieraditaji-30268.html);
 pursuant to Subparagraph 11.7 of the Regulations- work remuneration
in the Republic of Latvia in accordance with the average gross monthly work
remuneration of working persons for the previous year by applying the
coefficient 1.5 if a residence permit is requested by a foreigner who wants to
receive the European Union Blue Card – 1,227 euros (Latvijas Statistikas
ikmēneša
biļetens
1(260)/2016,
Rīga,
februāris
2016,
10.lpp;
http://www.csb.gov.lv/statistikas-temas/darba-samaksa-galvenie-raditaji30268.html);
1.2. Pursuant to Paragraph 2 of 24 November 2015 Cabinet Regulations
No. 656 “Noteikumi par minimālās mēneša darba algas apmēru normālā darba
laika ietvaros un minimālās stundas tarifa likmes aprēķināšanu” the minimum
monthly work remuneration in the Republic of Latvia is 380 euros:
 pursuant to Subparagraph 11.3 of the Regulations– financial means in
accordance with triple amount of the minimum monthly work remuneration if a
foreigner requests a residence permit in accordance with Paragraph 28 of Part
One of Section 23 of the Immigration Law and does not want to be employed in
the Republic of Latvia – 1140 euros;
 pursuant to Subparagraph 11.5 of the Regulations– financial means in
accordance with triple amount of the minimum monthly work remuneration if a
foreigner requests a residence permit in accordance with Paragraph 29 of Part
One of Section 23 of the Immigration Law – 1140 euros;
 pursuant to Subparagraph 11.6 of the Regulations– financial means in
accordance with the minimum monthly work remuneration in the cases not
provided for in Subparagraphs 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4 and 11.5 of the Regulations
– 380 euros;
 pursuant to Paragraph 12 of the Regulations the provision of
subsistence for an underage child is 228 euros.
If together with the principal applicant referred to in Subparagraphs 11.1,
11.2, 11.3, 11.4 and 11.5 of the Regulations the residence permit is requested by
his/her family members as well then they shall deliver the document confirming
legal provision for subsistence pursuant to Subparagraph 11.6 or Paragraph 12
of the Regulations.